2013 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE [back to HOME PAGE]
Thursday, June 13th - Education Forum
NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Each participant will receive a notebook of lesson plans and materials to aid in developing class projects.
Note: the bus to the library leaves the hotel at 9:00 a.m.
Morning Program Schedule:
9:30-9:45 a.m. Registration –Auditorium
9:45-12:00 Lesson Plans, Creating Assignments, Sharing program successes
Instructors: Leslie Heaphy, Assoc. Prof. History, Kent State at Stark and Robert Cvornyek, Rhode Island College
12:00-1:15 Lunch on your own (Bus will also take people back to hotel at noon)
1:15-3:00 Research Sessions at Newark Public Library
Bus to take people back to hotel at 3:00 p.m.
4:00 – 5:30 – Conference registration at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel
6:00-8:00 p.m. - Meet and Greet reception at the Yogi Berra Museum.
Transportation will be provided at 5:45 and 6:00 p.m. With two return trips to the hotel at 8:00 and 8:15 p.m.
Friday, June 14
Registration at Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Posters displayed by various college students
Welcome
8:00 AM - Coffee & tea
“Please note: All times are subject to change”
8:30 - 9:00 Larry Lester — NLC Co-chair - Welcome
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Bryan Steverson — “Baseball’s Seminal Event - Anson vs. Stovey”
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Rich Puerzer — “The 1946 Negro League World Series”
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Courtesy Break
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Todd Peterson — “The Rise of the Cuban Giants, 1880-1885”
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. John Struth — “The 1889 Cuban Giants in Trenton”
11:30 a.m. - Noon Rebecca Alpert -- “Effa Manley and the Jews”
Noon to 1:15 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. PLAYERS PANEL, moderated by Larry Lester
PEDRO PASTOR SIERRA --1954-58--p, Indianapolis Clowns, Detroit Stars
Awards & Honors:
JAMES EDWARD (JIM) ROBINSON, 1950-53, 56-58--ss, 3b, 2b, Goshen Red Wings, Philadelphia Stars, Indianapolis Clowns, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox
Career Highlights:
2:45 to 3:15 p.m. – Courtesy Break
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. - The Negro Leagues Wax Museum
Special presentation by students from Edward T. Bowser Elementary School will present a program they researched and wrote about Negro League baseball in New Jersey. They will highlight twelve individuals and some of their career highlights. Students will portray individuals as wax figures that come to life on a visit to their museum.
4:45 - 5:30 p.m. - Travel to Newark Bears & Riverfront Stadium for buffet and game
5:45 - 7:00 - Picnic buffet at Riverfront Stadium—through the 3rd Inning
6:00 - 6:15 - Players Honored
6:35 p.m. - until - Game between the Newark Bears and Quebec Trois Rivieres.
Saturday, June 15
Registration begins at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel at 8:30 a.m.
Poster Displays—College Students
Welcome
8:30 a.m. - Coffee & tea
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. - Larry Lester — NLC Co-chair - Welcome
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Courtney Smith — "Twilight Time: Manley, Bolden & the Flip Side"
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Belinda Manning — “Max: The Heart of the Matter”
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Courtesy Break
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Joe Dorinson — “Something to Cheer”
11:00 - 11:30 Tony Schuman - "Daylighting the History of the Newark Eagles"
11:30 – 12:00 Lawrence Hogan - The Preservation and Restoration of a Premier Black Baseball Site: Hinchcliffe Stadium
Noon - 1:15 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. David Krell - "The Unsung Leadership of Biz Mackey"
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Irv Goldfarb - “The 1st Colored Championship: 1867”
2:30 - 3:00 Nick Diunte — “Ray Dandridge's journey from Newark to the New York Giants”
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. – Courtesy Break
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - “Authors Panel” moderated by Dick Clark
Join authors Lawrence Hogan, Al Hunter, Jr., Neil Lanctot, and Jim Overmyer as they provide insight on how to research, write proposals, and get published.
Author Signings: 4:30 to 4:45 pm
4:45 – 5:30 p.m. - Trivia Preliminaries and Finals: - Come and test your Negro League baseball IQ.
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Courtesy Break
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. - Reception and cash bar
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Awards Banquet with silent & live auctions
Thursday, June 13th - Education Forum
NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Each participant will receive a notebook of lesson plans and materials to aid in developing class projects.
Note: the bus to the library leaves the hotel at 9:00 a.m.
Morning Program Schedule:
9:30-9:45 a.m. Registration –Auditorium
9:45-12:00 Lesson Plans, Creating Assignments, Sharing program successes
Instructors: Leslie Heaphy, Assoc. Prof. History, Kent State at Stark and Robert Cvornyek, Rhode Island College
12:00-1:15 Lunch on your own (Bus will also take people back to hotel at noon)
1:15-3:00 Research Sessions at Newark Public Library
Bus to take people back to hotel at 3:00 p.m.
4:00 – 5:30 – Conference registration at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel
6:00-8:00 p.m. - Meet and Greet reception at the Yogi Berra Museum.
Transportation will be provided at 5:45 and 6:00 p.m. With two return trips to the hotel at 8:00 and 8:15 p.m.
Friday, June 14
Registration at Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Posters displayed by various college students
Welcome
8:00 AM - Coffee & tea
“Please note: All times are subject to change”
8:30 - 9:00 Larry Lester — NLC Co-chair - Welcome
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Bryan Steverson — “Baseball’s Seminal Event - Anson vs. Stovey”
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Rich Puerzer — “The 1946 Negro League World Series”
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Courtesy Break
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Todd Peterson — “The Rise of the Cuban Giants, 1880-1885”
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. John Struth — “The 1889 Cuban Giants in Trenton”
11:30 a.m. - Noon Rebecca Alpert -- “Effa Manley and the Jews”
Noon to 1:15 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. PLAYERS PANEL, moderated by Larry Lester
PEDRO PASTOR SIERRA --1954-58--p, Indianapolis Clowns, Detroit Stars
Awards & Honors:
- East-West All-Star, Detroit Stars, 1956
- 4th U.S. Army Championship, 17-5 won-lost, 1.75 ERA
- Included a no-hitter and four shutouts, 1961
- Dow Award for team's best pitcher, 11-3 won-lost, 1.76 ERA
- Provincial League Most Winning Pitcher, 14-3 won-lost, & team's MVP award, 1969
- Provincial league All-Star in 1967, 1968 & 1969
- Panama's Winter League All-Star, 1971
- 1994-2002, Essex Community College (Maryland)
- 2002-2003, Pennsylvania Road Warriors in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
- 2004, Newark Bears in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
- 2005, LaNew Bears (Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan)
- 2006-2007, Sussex Skyhawks (Canadian-American League)
JAMES EDWARD (JIM) ROBINSON, 1950-53, 56-58--ss, 3b, 2b, Goshen Red Wings, Philadelphia Stars, Indianapolis Clowns, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox
Career Highlights:
- Captain of Harlem's Commerce High School baseball team
- All CIAA conference second baseman at North Carolina A&T State University
- Received Master's Degree in Social Work from Hunter College
- South Carolina State University, head baseball coach and Criminal Justice faculty member
- Member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- Member of the North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Association
- Member of the North Carolina A&T State University Hall of Fame
- Member of the Bob Douglas Hall of Fame
- Member of the Negro Legends Hall of Fame
- Recognized in the Congressional Record, House of Representatives
- Charter member of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
2:45 to 3:15 p.m. – Courtesy Break
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. - The Negro Leagues Wax Museum
Special presentation by students from Edward T. Bowser Elementary School will present a program they researched and wrote about Negro League baseball in New Jersey. They will highlight twelve individuals and some of their career highlights. Students will portray individuals as wax figures that come to life on a visit to their museum.
4:45 - 5:30 p.m. - Travel to Newark Bears & Riverfront Stadium for buffet and game
5:45 - 7:00 - Picnic buffet at Riverfront Stadium—through the 3rd Inning
6:00 - 6:15 - Players Honored
6:35 p.m. - until - Game between the Newark Bears and Quebec Trois Rivieres.
Saturday, June 15
Registration begins at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel at 8:30 a.m.
Poster Displays—College Students
Welcome
8:30 a.m. - Coffee & tea
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. - Larry Lester — NLC Co-chair - Welcome
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Courtney Smith — "Twilight Time: Manley, Bolden & the Flip Side"
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Belinda Manning — “Max: The Heart of the Matter”
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Courtesy Break
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Joe Dorinson — “Something to Cheer”
11:00 - 11:30 Tony Schuman - "Daylighting the History of the Newark Eagles"
11:30 – 12:00 Lawrence Hogan - The Preservation and Restoration of a Premier Black Baseball Site: Hinchcliffe Stadium
Noon - 1:15 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. David Krell - "The Unsung Leadership of Biz Mackey"
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Irv Goldfarb - “The 1st Colored Championship: 1867”
2:30 - 3:00 Nick Diunte — “Ray Dandridge's journey from Newark to the New York Giants”
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. – Courtesy Break
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - “Authors Panel” moderated by Dick Clark
Join authors Lawrence Hogan, Al Hunter, Jr., Neil Lanctot, and Jim Overmyer as they provide insight on how to research, write proposals, and get published.
Author Signings: 4:30 to 4:45 pm
4:45 – 5:30 p.m. - Trivia Preliminaries and Finals: - Come and test your Negro League baseball IQ.
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Courtesy Break
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. - Reception and cash bar
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Awards Banquet with silent & live auctions
